I put up a short video to kick off part of our #NotAlone campaign and conversations for those of you who want to share how you’re feeling, what you’re thinking, and if you want to send a message of solidarity to others going through what they’re going through. No pressure to join in! If you […]

By Arpita Das We are being told by mental health practitioners and armchair experts time and again as the pandemic rages that what we are feeling right now, this heaviness, the lassitude, the pain in our gut, is grief. As if grief were as novel an experience as the novel coronavirus. So novel, we would […]

By Adwaita Das The world is facing enormous changes in industry and lifestyle. We are manoeuvring with new modes of existence. Change can be good. Yes, it can be disorienting. But, we can emerge evolved. It is ok to allow this transformation towards wellness. Check Out More Affirmations by Adwaita Das […]

We asked noted Child & Adolescent Psychologist and Family Therapist, Dr Shelja Sen, a noted author and co-founder of Children First, to share her thoughts for the Batch of 2020 and their parents. Here is her message below! Do read or watch, share with those who might want to hear this, and stay well, stay […]

By Varkha Chulani I’m addressing the graduating class of 2020, congratulations on your graduation! You must remember at this time when the world has turned on its head and Covid-19 has disrupted every aspect of life, you are a unique graduate! You are unique because of this pandemic, you will be able to […]

By Kamna Chhibber Supriya is someone I have been working with for over a year now. She is in her final year of college and my interactions with her over the last few weeks have revealed the deep-seated anxiety and worry she has been experiencing during this pandemic. Often she shares with me, “I do […]

We did a Live session the other day organised by the wonderful Girl Up MIS to talk about Mental Health and more. Here’s what the fabulous moderator had to say about why she set up the session: Mental illness has always been somewhat of an unspoken, or misunderstood topic, especially in Indian society. While hosting […]

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Many of us are feeling anxious, distressed, and overwhelmed. It’s ok to feel this way. Please do reach out to a trained mental health expert to speak to someone if you need to. Also Read: Managing Anxiety during Covid-19 Thanks to Simon and Schuster India, publishers of our Mindscape series of books (including forthcoming titles […]

So excited to announce that our second book in the Mindscape series, Young Mental Health co-authored by me, Amrita Tripathi and Meera Haran Alva, is coming soon! Please check out our cool cover here designed by Mridu Agarwal of Simon and Schuster India! More info #ComingSoon!

We had shared a while ago that we would love to hear from you, yes you! You’re Not Alone: Sharing your Thoughts in Solidarity Without making this just a symbolic gesture, or sharing empty words, we do want you to know that you’re Not Alone. Today, am delighted to share more from Dr Karan Thakur […]

Calling all reporters and journalists! Do register for free at: http://bit.ly/2yK5fif to join a Webinar on Reporting and Mental Health. This is in partnership between Sangath, the Schizophrenia Research Foundation and The Health Collective. Hear from reporters on the challenges on reporting around Covid-19 and from wonderful speakers with advice, insight and tips: Manoj Chandran […]

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